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Lesson 7: Create a lab resource test environment

In this lesson you, in the role of lab manager, create a test environment that can be stored and reused in many lab management tasks, for example, lab resource requests, searching for lab resources, and creating future test environments. A test environment is a set of lab resource attributes, for example, the make, memory, operating system, and software for a particular type of machine.
To create a test environment:
  1. In the left sidebar, point to the Lab Management icon (Lab Management), and click Create Test Environment. The Create Test Environment editor opens.
  2. Click <Enter New Test Environment Name>, and type BetaTest as the name of the configuration. This is a required field.
  3. Above Description, for the summary information, type Test environment for beta testing.
  4. Under Description, click Edit, and type This test environment applies to several beta test cases. In this section of the editor, you can provide detailed information or to attach a diagram or document. Click Preview to close the text editor.
  5. Under Lab Resource Descriptions, click <Enter a Label for the Lab Resource Description1>, and type a name for a lab resource that is part of the test environment. For our purposes, type Machine1.
  6. In Type, select PhysicalMachine.
  7. Click the Add Criteria icon (Add attribute). The Select Attribute window displays, showing fields of information that you can include in the lab resource definition.
  8. Press and hold the Ctrl key and select Administrative Status, Make, and Operating System. Click Add and Close. These fields are added to the lab resource description and display under Type.
    1. In Administrative Status, select Enabled.
    2. In Make, select IBM.
    3. In Operating System, select Linux.
  9. In the upper right corner of the Lab Resource description section, click the plus sign icon (Add). An additional Lab Resource Descriptions section opens. You can add as many lab resources as you want to the test environment. For now, delete this section by clicking the X icon (Remove).
  10. At the top of the page, click Save.
  11. Point to the Lab Management icon (Lab Management), and click All Test Environments. The test environment you just created opens.
This test environment is now available to use when searching for lab resources and creating lab resource requests and reservations.
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